BLACKWELL FAMILY LUCY STONE Blackwell, GeorgeOFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. 3 TREMONT PLACE, Boston, Sept. 5 1875 Dear George I got your letter yesterday, and am glad that you have so lovely a day today. I trust that the change of latitude, and place will help to cure the boil, which cannot be a very pleasant companion. As for the trip to Mt. Desert, if I were you, I would not try to make it. The boil will be the worse for it, and as yr visit seems out of the question. Alice is not quite well, and her ailments at this season so easily turn to dysentery, that I should not dare to leave. Hary is dipping into a political contest, and he needs me for a balanc, and I am much behind with many things, and so, though I[*Lucy Stone*] [*George*] should like to go to Mt. Desert and thank you for suggesting it. I think it is impossible now. You had better come [home] here where you will feel at home, & where you are quite welcome, and when you are not lame, make another trip to Gardner. Emma expects to come, when the dentist returns, for the care of her teeth. You might be here then too, if you like. Whatever the result of this visit to Gardner is, I trust is may prove best for all concerned, especially for you two. I am much obliged to you for care about Hubbard, who I hope will be as good as his word. Be free to come here, any day, when it suits you. Your room is ready. Ever truly yrs, Lucy Stone [*Lucy Stone*] OFFICE OF The Woman's Journal, No. 3 TREMONT PLACE, Boston, Oct. 21 1875 Dear Geo. I have your letter. We will meet you Sunday morning, and we will attend to the wedding cake today. Harry is off to Deadham to a political meeting today. But if you are not too busy I should be glad if you would look in on Hubbard. When Harry was last in N. Y. Hubbard agreed tht Harry might draw on him for a certain amount on the 14th inst. and that if he had to be absent, he would leave the matter arranged for. Harry accordingly drew, but word came back that Hubbard was out of town, and that was all. He had evidently arranged nothing - It will quite likely do not good to call, but it may. I hate to have you do it. Now when[*1875*] there are so many odds and ends of your aim to attend to . But we need the money so much that I consent to your kind offer. We are all well. I have an American woman to [supersede] succeed Mrs. Emmerson, but she has a child five years old, a girl which is a drawback. But she is trustworthy, and is used to work, and would rather eat, and sit by herself - she leaves Nov. 1st. No European letters. Alice is anxiously looking for Kitty's reply to her announcement of the important news. How nice it is that the family have taken it so kindly! It will add a great deal to the good of it for both of you. Ever truly yours Lucy Stone Dorchester - Apr. 4 - 85 [*Lucy Stone*] Dear Geo. As you probably know, Harry has gone to New Orleans, to sell the Machinery of the Maine Beet Sugar Co. On his way he stopped at Montclair about the assessment for plank side wall &c, and from there he wrote me that Parson's and Howe say they know a party who has taken a fancy to the land between the valley road and Mountain Avenue. Parsons asked Harry whether we would take $2,000 and acre and $2,000 for the improvements. That is the only part of the property there that yields us anything, and it will be always increasing in value and safe and sure to keep. On the other hand, I am no chicken and if I ever have any good of itit will have to be soon or never. But I also want to save for Alice. But that is neither here nor there. What I want to ask you is if you are in N. York or are in the way of finding out the best price likely to be had for that land, will you let me know what it is, or if you think I should be wise to ask and take $2,000 for the strip Parsons asked about. I suppose there must be 7 or 8 acres. I am in no hurry to sell but I have just paid over five hundred dollars for plank roads & over $200 for taxes and at that rate it does not pay to hold, for that plank road will wear out. And the taxes are like the poor, always with us. Now if I can get $20,000 had I better sell. You are so burdened with real Estate that your feeling will be to get rid of it. But it is your judgment and not your feeling for which all this bad writing is made and And I am very truly Lucy Stone